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<blockquote data-quote="Katerek" data-source="post: 708158" data-attributes="member: 5193">I have taken both approaches.The few times where I started the PC out with epic levels it was kind of vanilla.&nbsp; They had perfect feat progression and the player's desire to play the character quickly waned.&nbsp; The character had no character.The other time we started at 1st level and we are still playing.&nbsp; Most of the PCs are now 24th level or so. It goes well.&nbsp; There was a time there where I was having problems challenging the group, but I got used to it.&nbsp; Now I have to make a concious effort not to kill them to easily.&nbsp; Epic levels can get real nasty real quick.&nbsp; We have quite a few home rules that we play with that kind of level things out.&nbsp; These rules come from the WoTC site (Epic Alternatives).&nbsp; We also did away with death from massive damage.Epic Level is a whole new ball game though.&nbsp; When we finally hit epic, I took the same approach as when the new rules came out and after the initial learning curve everything went really well.Give it a shot, but be patient.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Katerek, post: 708158, member: 5193"] I have taken both approaches. The few times where I started the PC out with epic levels it was kind of vanilla. They had perfect feat progression and the player's desire to play the character quickly waned. The character had no character. The other time we started at 1st level and we are still playing. Most of the PCs are now 24th level or so. It goes well. There was a time there where I was having problems challenging the group, but I got used to it. Now I have to make a concious effort not to kill them to easily. Epic levels can get real nasty real quick. We have quite a few home rules that we play with that kind of level things out. These rules come from the WoTC site (Epic Alternatives). We also did away with death from massive damage. Epic Level is a whole new ball game though. When we finally hit epic, I took the same approach as when the new rules came out and after the initial learning curve everything went really well. Give it a shot, but be patient. [/QUOTE]

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